A federal judge in Iowa ruled on Sunday that the state can proceed with its efforts to challenge the validity of hundreds of ballots from potential noncitizens. The ruling comes after a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the League of Latin American Citizens of Iowa and four recently naturalized citizens.
The state's Republican attorney general and secretary of state argued that investigating and potentially removing 2,000 names would prevent illegal voting by noncitizens. This move is part of a broader effort by GOP officials across the U.S. to address possible voting by noncitizen immigrants, despite its rarity.
